Jacinta Parsons is a master of the live mic. Whether she’s lighting up ABC Radio Melbourne’s Friday Revue with Brian Nankervis or steering Saturday Mornings into the weekend, Jacinta brings warmth, wit and razor-sharp curiosity to every conversation. She began her radio life at iconic community station Triple R before joining ABC in 2015 as Double J’s Music Director and has since produced and fronted national broadcasts from awards nights to music festivals. Off air, Jacinta is a bestselling author of three candid books – Unseen (2020), A Question of Age (2022) and the brand-new A Wisdom of Age (2025) – exploring chronic illness, women and ageing. Living with Crohn’s disease for two decades, she’s an outspoken health advocate who knows how to hold a room and keep it buzzing.